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Viagra to enhance performance in playing sports? Interesting:
"A study in the the Journal of Applied Physiology found that Viagra
helped improve lung function and blood flow to cyclists’ muscles during
training at high altitudes.
Some athletes and trainers believe the blue, diamond-shaped pills
can improve the delivery of oxygen, nutrients and other
performance-enhancing medicines to muscles."

Why the deck is stacked for ordering unnecessary tests:
"While the justification to withhold testing tends to be nebulous and distant, the reasons to just go ahead and order the scan
are anything but, surrounding me in the ER. And while no one has ever
thanked me for not ordering a test, failing to order one on the wrong
patient would result in people lining up to publicly speculate as
to how I could possibly practice such bad medicine."

Surgeons who take care of the post-op course? More the exception than the rule.

Some of the unintended incentives of medicinal marijuana:
"Finally, the medicalization of marijuana has also allowed many
physicians to establish lucrative 215 practices, despite varying
professional competence or standards . . . The going rate for an annual 215
evaluation is $150--cash. You can see how attractive this option might
be for physicians."

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